SARC services are still available during the Covid-19 Pandemic Mountain Healthcare provides Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services across Yorkshire and the Humber. They are still operating during the Covid-19 pandemic, with all services being carried out in line with current guidance and with additional health and safety measures in place. For information download the […]
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New Website Launched To Support Children and Young People’s Mental Health
A new website has been launched, dedicated to helping children and young people in North Yorkshire find mental health support. The Go-To – https://www.thegoto.org.uk/ – is designed to be a portal or ‘single point of information’ showcasing the mental health support services offered by different agencies in the county. The website has been developed by […]
Well done Amy !
A North Yorkshire social worker has won a national award for her exceptional work in keeping a group of vulnerable girls safe from serious harm.Amy Bendall, from the Harrogate Safeguarding Children Team, carried out the work as part of North Yorkshire’s Multi Agency Child Exploitation (MACE) partnership working arrangements. She was one of 20 national […]
Updated Early Help Assessment Form
An updated Early Help Assessment Form is now live on the NYSCP website. The update includes the children&families@northyorks.gov.uk email address within the form and changes to the consent section removing the requirement for referrers to complete a separate Children & Families Service consent form. This changes ensures the Early Help Assessment Form is consistent with […]
Relationship Matters
Relationship Matters is a new partnership between North Yorkshire County Council and Local Authorities across Yorkshire and the Humber region helping families who may be having relationship difficulties. In response to the DWP Reducing Parental Conflict Programme a new website has been launched to offer families information, tips, help and support. All relationships have tricky […]
Volunteer Guidance for Safeguarding Children and Adults
The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership together with the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board have developed a short video and one minute guide to raise awareness of safeguarding issues for anyone volunteering during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Briefing: what children are saying to Childline about coronavirus
NSPCC Learning have provided a briefing with an overview of the main concerns that children and young people have been talking to Childline counsellors about during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Gaining an insight into these worries can help adults think about what support needs to be put in place for young people at this time. […]
Young people launch befriending service to help the isolated
A service has been launched for vulnerable young people who are struggling to live with the social distancing requirements during the coronavirus pandemic. Please visit North Yorkshire County Council’s website here to find out more information about the telephone befriending service
“Let’s Talk About It”: Prevent online radicalisation during Covid-19 lockdown
Alongside North Yorkshire Police and our community safety partners we are supporting a campaign to tackle the threat of online radicalisation during the coronavirus emergency. For more information please visit our Campaign page here Online platforms can be used to exploit vulnerable people. For Parents, Carers, Young People and children, If you are worried that […]
Social networks, apps and games are you Net Aware ?
Over the coming weeks, children will be spending more time online to play, create, learn and connect. So it’s important to know how to keep them safe. NSPCC in partnership with O2, provide useful information for parents about the most popular and current sites, apps and games used by children. Please visit our online safety page […]